Summary sheet feed for autographic registers



Nov. 13, 1934. F. E. PFEIFFER I 1,980,353

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Patented Nov. 13, 1934 UNETED STATES SUMMARY SHEET FEED FOR AUTOGRAPHICREGISTERS Frank E. Pfeiffer, Dayton, Ohio, assignor to The Egry RegisterCompany, Dayton, Ohio, a cor I poration of Ohio Application October 13,1933, Serial No. 693,479

23 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in autographic registers, and hasfor its object to provide an autographic register in which there ismeans that will, in one cycle of operation, advance certain ones of aplurality of. superimposed strips of paper a definite distance, andothers of these superimposed strips a shorter definite distance.

It is also an object of this invention to provide, in connection with anautographic register, means for supporting a plurality of superimposedstrips, together with means for aligning the strips, and also means thatwill, in one cycle of operation, advance some of the strips a certaindefinite distance and other strips another certain definite distance.

It is an object to provide a summary strip narrower in width than thedetail strips. The summary strip is unaligned while the detail stripsare aligned and locked in alignment.

It is an object to provide a common actuating means for both types ofstrips, a part of said actuating means being adapted to operate upon thesummary strip only during the portion of the cycle of movement of theejecting means and the other part of the ejecting means being adaptedtooperate upon the detail strips throughout a complete cycle ofoperation, whereby the detail strips are moved a complete ticket lengthwhile the summary strip is moved only a summary space, as may bedesired.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the autographic register.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the register with the covers removed andone of the covers shown in section.

Figure 3 shows in elevation the inside of the writing table and the partof the casing to which the writing table is attached.

Figure 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a section on the line 6-6 of Figure 1.

Figure "1 is a partial view in perspective of the strip advancingdevice.

The register has the usual casing composed of sides 1, a front end 2, arear end 3 and a bottom 4. On the bottom 4 is a false bottom 5, whichhas extending upwardly therefrom sides 6 and a rear end 7 to form areceptacle or container for a plurality of strips of paper folded alongtransverse creases to form a stack of superimposed sheets.

Ontop of the casing is the usual table 8, which has at its front end, oneach side, a bracket 9 attached to the sides of the casing by means. ofa transverse shaft 10. By means of this shaft and brackets the table ispivoted to the casing. i In the table, adjacent the front end thereof,isa transverse slot 11, through which the strips of paper pass from thecasing onto and over the table. To the front of. the transverse slot andbeneath the table is attached a plate 12, which I has a downwardlyextending loop 13 immediately beneath the front edge of the transverseslot 11.

At each end of thetransverse slot 11 is a bracket 14, which supports atransverse roller 15 located adjacent the loop 13 of the plate 12. Thisroller serves to guide strips of paper as they are fed from thecontainer, through the slot, onto the table. There are two stacks ofpaper, one from which a summary strip is fed through the rear edge ofthe slot 11 and to the rear of the roller 15; the other from which aplurality of superimposed detail strips is fed between the roller '15and the loop 13, and through the slot 11 onto the writing table, abovethe summary strip. I 4

Extending transversely of the table, on the under side thereof, is apaper aligning plate 16, which has at one end a rearwardly extending arm17. In this plate and the arm are slots 18, in which there are guides 19for supporting and guiding the aligning plate asit moves beneath thetable. The free end of the arm 17 has a downwardly extending bracket20,through which there passes a bolt 21, held in. adjusted position on thebracket by means of two locknuts 22, one on each side of the bracket.

The aligning plate has a transverse slot 23 through which the summarystrip passes before it is fed through the slot 11 of the table. The partof the aligning plate immediately in front' of the slot 23 is bentupwardly, as indicated by the numeral 24, and fits in the slot 11 sothat the upper surface of this part 24 is fiush'with the upper surfaceof the table, while the lower surface is flush with the lower surface ofthe-table.

It will be observed from an examination of Figure 4 that the part 24 ofthe aligning plate 16 is to the rear of the detail strips. This part 24is adapted to be moved backwardly and will engage the detail stripsalong perforations so they will be aligned. In the alignment of thedetail strips they are forced back against the frontedge of the slot 11and into engagement with the table at that point for an accuratealignment of the strips.

' oted at its front edge to a plate 26 suitably attached to the table bymeans of beads 2'7 and pintles 28-. These beads and pintle extend into aslot 29 formed in the table, between the front end thereof and the slot11. The plate 25 is just sufii ciently wide to extend over part of theslot 11 and to engage the detail sheets for pressing purposes.

The stack of detail strips 30 is located in the front end of thecontainer, from which the superimposed strips pass upward to the rear ofthe loop 13, and in front of the roller 15. To therear of the stack ofdetail strips is a summary strip stack 31, from which the strip passesupward through the rear part of the slot 11, onto the table. At thefront end of the table is a roller 32, supported at each end by means ofa bar 33. These bars have slots 34 therein, in which guide pins 35 arelocated for guiding these bars as they move up and down through theaction of a spring.

These pins are supported in the sides 1 of the 25* casing.

The lower end of each bar 33 is bent inwardly to form a bracket 36,through which a bolt 37 extends downwardly through a hole in a bracket38 attached to the side of the casing. On the low- 30 er endof each boltis a nut 39, which has between it and the bracket 38 a spring 40. Thetension of this spring may be regulated by the nut 39 so that thepressure applied by the roller 32 on the strips of paper may be varied.

On one end of the roller 32 is a pinion 32a, which engages a gear 41alocated on one end of a shaft 41, suitably journalled in the sides ofthe casing. This shaft has two discs 42 thereon,

spaced from each other by means of a drum 43.

The peripheries of these discs are cut away, as indicated by the numeral44. The amount of this cutaway part may vary, but as shown in Figure 5it is substantially one-fifth of the periphery of thedisc.

Each disc has on its periphery serrations 45, which cooperate withserrations 45a on the roller 32 for feeding the superimposed strips ofpaper.

Each disc is also provided with an axially and in wardly extendingserrated projection 46. The serrated parts of these projections are inaxial alignment with the peripheral serrations of the discs. Theseserrated projections are for the purpose of engaging the edges of thesummary strip. The serrated peripheries of the discs will engage theedges of the detail strips. This is possible because the summary stripis not so wide as the detail strips.

The rear end of the table is provided with slots 47, oneslot above eachdisc. In one edge of each slot and attached to the table is a clip 48,adapted to engage over the edge .of the summary strip to hold it inalignment and in close engagement with the top of the table. The shaft41 is rotated by means of a handle 49. For the purpose 01' ":5

stopping the handle at the end of each cycle of operation there isprovided a resiliently mounted pin 50. l 7

On the left side of the casing is a carbon paper container 51, which hasextending longitudinally therethrough a shaft 52 supported at each endby the ends of the container. On this shaft is a roll of carbon paper53, engaged at one end by means of a disc 54 pressed against the end ofthe carbon roll by means of a spring 55 which engages at one end thedisc, and has its other The front end of this separating plate has at 1each edge a hole 58 for receiving a pin 59 located on the upper face ofthe table. To the rear of the front edge of the separating plate is aslot 60, through which impressions are made upon the summary strip 61 bymeans of a sheet of carbon paper 62. The superimposed detail strips asthey pass over the table. and over the separating plate are indicatedby'the numeral 63.

The relative arrangement of the parts is well shown in Figure 4.. Thecasing, in addition to being provided with a writing table, is providedwith a cover 64, which has extending downwardly therefrom, at its frontend, a pair of brackets 65 supported on the casing by means of a shaft66. In this cover is the usual writing opening 67. The rear end of thecover is arcuate at the point 68 and forms a covering for the presserroller 32. Extending rearwardly from the arcuate part of the cover aretwo tongues 69, adapted to be" engaged by means of a rear cover 70 forholding the front cover in closed position;

The side of the casing at the rear has therein a plurality of studs 71to support the rear cover. In orderto properly hold the rear cover onthe casing it has a plurality of downwardly extending loops 72 forengaging the studs 71 when thecover is slipped forward to engage abovethe tongues 69. A lock 73 is provided for holding the rear cover inclosed position on the studs and in locking engagement with the frontcover.

The shaft 41 is provided, between one of the discs and one of the sidesof the casing, with a disc 74 from which a cam 75 extends forengagingaplate 76 supported on the side of the casing by means of pins 78projecting through slots '77 in the plate. These pins are on the side ofthe casing. Extending upwardly from the plate 76 is a projection 79,which is adapted to engage the head of the bolt 21 for moving thealigning plate 16. I

The rearward movementof the strips of paper, due to the operation of theroller and the disc, tends to hold the part 24 of the aligning plateaway from-the aligning edge of the table, but at a certain stage in eachcycle of operation the plate '76 is moved forward, forcing forwardly thealigning plate 16 and causing the detail strips to be gripped betweenthe aligning plate and the front edge of the slot 11, thereby accuratelyaligning the detail strips along cross perforations.

In each cycle of operation the cam '75 will move the plate '76 forward,carrying with it the align-jing plate at the beginning of each cycle ofthe feeding operation. During the feeding part of each cycle ofoperation the peripheries of the discs are in engagement with thelateral edges of the detail strips so that these detail strips are movedindependently of the summary strip, which does not move until theserrated projection 46 comes into cooperation with the roller 32. Theseserrated projections engage the under surface of each lateral edge ofthe summary strip and will feed the summary strip about one-half inch ineach cycle of operation, the extent to which the summary strip is feddepending upon the peripheral extent of the serrated projection nism isinoperative. After the proper number of detail entries have been made asummary entry is made, which is not only impressed upon the detailstrips but is also impressed upon the summary strip by means of thecarbon paper and the transverse slot in the separating plate.

One cycle of operation is supposed to advance the detail strips to theextent of one sheet formed in each strip by cross perforations, whereasthe summary strip is advanced just sufiiciently to bring another part ofthis strip beneath the cross slot in the separating plate to receive newsummary impressions thereon.

It will be understood that I desire to compre- 1. In an autographicregister for use in connection with a pair of superimposed strips ofpaper, one edge of one strip extending over the adjacent edge of theother strip, a table for supporting the strips, a roller, meanscooperating with the roller to engage the part of the strip extendingover the other strip to feed it a given distance along the table, andmeans on said means to engage the other strip to feed it a lessdistance.

2. In an autographic register for use in connection with superimposedstrips of paper, one strip being narrower than the others, a writingtable for supporting the strips, a roller, means cooperating with theroller to move the wide strips independently of the narrow strip acertain distance in a cycle of operation, and means on said meanscooperating with the roller to move the narrow strip a less distance inthe same cycle of operation.

3. In an autographic register for use in connection with a pair ofsuperimposed strips of paper, one edge of one strip projecting beyondthe adjacent edge of the other strip, a table for supporting the strips,a roller above said strips, a disc cooperating with the roller to engagethe projecting edge of one strip to advance it through one cycle ofoperation a given distance along the table, and means on the disccooperating with the roller to engage and feed the other strip along thetable a less distance in the same cycle of operation.

4. In an autographic register for use in connection with a pair ofsuperimposed strips of paper, one edge of one strip projecting beyondthe adjacent edge of the other strip, a table for supporting the strips,a roller above said strips, a disc cooperating with the roller to engagethe projecting edge of one strip to advance it through one cycle ofoperation a given distance along the table, and means on the disccooperating with the roller to engage and feed the other strip along thetable a less distance in the same cycle of operation, said meansconsisting of a serrated projection on the disc.

5. As a new article of manufacture for use in autographic registers forfeeding superimposed strips of paper of different widths, a disc havinga part of its periphery cut away and its uncutaway part serrated, and aserrated projection on one side of the disc, said disc and projectionadapted to engage the respective strips.

6. In an autographic register, a casing having thereon a table, saidtable having a slot therein through which strips of paper pass from thecasing to the top of the table, an aligning plate having a slot for oneof the strips and adapted to engage the other strips to align them,means operable in a cycle of operation to move the other strips acertain distance, means operated by said means to move said one strip adifferent distance, and means operated by said first-named means to movethe aligning plate to align said other strips just before the movementof said other strips.

7. In an autographic register, a table adapted to support a plurality ofsuperimposed strips of paper, one of said strips being narrower than theothers, means to move the wide strips a certain distance, means operatedby said means to move the narrow strip a less distance, and meansoperatively connected to said first-named means to align the widestrips.

' '8. man autographic register, a table adapted to support a pluralityof superimposed strips of paper, one strip being narrower than theothers, a roller and a pair of discs to engage the edges of the widestrips to move them a certain distance in one cycle of operation, andmeans on the discs cooperating with the roller to .move the narrow stripa shorter distance in said cycle of operation.

9. In an autographic register, a table adapted to support a plurality ofsuperimposed strips of paper, one strip being narrower than the others,a roller and a pair of discs to engage the edges of the wide strips tomove them a certain distance in one cycle of operation, and means on thediscs cooperating with the roller to move the narrow strip a shorterdistance in said cycle of operation, said means comprising an axialprojection on the periphery of each disc.

10. In an autographic register, a table adapted to support a pluralityof superimposed strips of paper, one strip being narrower than theothers, a spring-pressed roller, a pair of discs cooperating with theroller to engage the edges of the wider strips to move them a certaindistancein one cycle :of operation, and means on the discs cooperatingwith the roller to move the narrow strip a shorter distance in saidcycle of operation.

11. In an autographic register, a table adapted to support a pluralityof superimposed strips of paper, one strip being narrower than theothers, a spring-pressed roller, a pair of discs cooperating with theroller to engage the edges of i the wider strips to move them a certaindistance in one cycle of operation, and means on the discs cooperatingwith the roller to move the narrow strip a shorter distance in saidcycle of operation, said means comprising an axial projection on theperiphery of each disc.

12. In an autographic register, a table adapted to support a pluralityof superimposed strips of paper, one strip being narrower than theothers, a spring-pressed roller, a shaft having a pair of discs thereoncooperating with the roller to engage the edges of the wider strips tomove them a certain distance in one cycle of operation, means on thediscs cooperating with the roller to move the narrow strip a shorterdistance in said cycle of operation, and means operated by the shaft toalign the wider strips at the beginning of each cycle of operation.

13. In an autographic register, a table having a slot therein adapted tosupport a plurality of superimposed strips of paper, one strip beingnarrower than the others, a spring-pressed roller, a shaft having a pairof discs thereon cooperating with the roller to engage the edges. of thewider strips to move them a certain distance in one cycle of operation,means on the discs oooperating with the roller to move the narrow stripa shorter distance in said cycle of opera tion, and means in the slotoperated by the shaft to align the wider strips at the beginning of eachcycle of operation.

14. In an autographic register, a table having a slot through which aplurality of strips of paper is adapted to be moved onto the table, thebottom strip being narrower than the other strips, a spring-pressedroller engaging the topof the strips, a shaft having a pair of discsthereon to engage the bottom of the wider strips and in cooperation withthe roller to move through a certain distance the wider strips, means onthe discs cooperating with the roller-to move through a less distancethe narrower strip, and means in the slot operatively connected to theshaft for aligning the wider strips.

15. In an autographic register, a table having a slot through which aplurality of strips of paper are adapted to be moved onto the table, thebottom strip being narrower than the other strips, a spring-pressedroller engaging the top of the strips, a shaft having a pair of discsthereon to engage the bottom of the wider strips and in cooperation withthe roller movethe wider strips a certain distance, a serratedprojection on each disc cooperating with the roller to move the narrowerstrip a less distance, a plate on the under side of the table having apart projecting into the slot'to align the wider strips, and means onthe shaft to move the plate to align said strips.

16. In an autographic register for use in connection with a pair ofsuperimposed strips of paper, one edge of one strip extending beyond theadjacent edge of the other strip, a table for supporting the strips, aroller at one end of the table engaging the-strip, means cooperatingwith the roller to engage one strip on the edge extending beyond theother strip to move it a certain distance along the table, and means onsaid meanscooperating with the roller to move the other strip a lessdistance.

1'7. In an autographic register for use in connection with a pair ofsuperimposed strips of paper, one edge of one strip extending beyond theadjacent edge of the other strip, a table for supporting the strips, aroller for engaging the strips, a disc cooperating with the roller toengage one strip on the edge extending beyond the other strip to move ita certain distance along the table, and a serrated projection on thedisc cooperating with the roller to move the other strip a certain lessdistance along the table.

18. In an autographic register, a casing adapted to contain a summarystrip stack and a stack of detail strips, a writing table over thecasing, said table having therein a slot through which the strips passonto the table, the summary strip being narrower than the detail stripsand adjacent the table, a roller at one end of the table above thestrips, a shaft having a pair of discs thereon cooperating with theroller to engage the edges of the detail strips to move them a certaindistance, and

a serrated projection on each disc cooperating with the roller to movethe summary sheet a certain shorter distance while the detail strips arebeing moved.

19. In an autographic register, a casing adapted to contain a summarystrip stack and'a stack of detail strips, a writing table over thecasing, said table having therein a slot through which the strips passonto the table, the summary strip being narrower than the detail stripsand adjacent the table, a roller at one end'of the table above thestrips, a shaft having a pair of discs thereon cooperating with theroller to engage the edges of the detail strips to move them a certaindistance, a serrated projection on each disc cooperating with the rollerto move the summary sheet a certain shorter distance while the detailstrips are being moved, and clips on the table beneath the detail stripsto guide the edges of the summary strip.

20. In an autographic register, a table therefor having a slot thereinthrough which strips of paper pass onto the table, one of said stripsbeing a summary strip, a guide for the strips beneath the tableconsisting of a looped plate and a roller, a sliding plate beneath thetable having a slot for the summary strip and a part in the table slotto engage the other strips, clips on the table to guide the edges of thesummary strip, and a presser plate for the other strips,

21. In an autographic register employing detail strips of one width anda summary strip of a narrower width, means for aligning the wider detailstrips along transverse creases thereof at the rear of a writing table,means of feeding the narrower summary strip beneath the detail strips, acommon actuating means having different widths of actuating surfaces ofdiiferent lengths, whereby a continuous operation of the, actuatingmeans will eject all strips one distance and thereafter:

ejecting the wider strips the complete distance between transversecreases.

22. In an autographic register employing detail strips of one Width anda summary strip of anarrower width, means for aligning the wider'detail'strips along transverse creases thereof at the, rear of a writing table,means of feeding the narrower summary strip beneath the detail strips, acommon actuating means having different widths of actuating surfaces ofdifferent lengths, whereby a continuous operation of the actuating meanswill eject all strips one distance and thereafter ing a part of itsperiphery cut away and its uncut--., away part serrated, and a serratedprojection on;

one side of the disc having a surface in alignment with the periphery ofthe disc.

FRANK E; PFEIFFER.

